Editing Anoka County, Minnesota

{{short description|County in Minnesota, United States}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=April 2024}}
{{Infobox U.S. county
 | county               = Anoka County
 | state                = Minnesota
 | seal                 = 
 | founded date         = May 23
 | founded year         = 1857<ref>{{cite web|title=Minnesota Place Names|url=http://mnplaces.mnhs.org/upham/county.cfm|publisher=Minnesota Historical Society|access-date=March 17, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120620201420/http://mnplaces.mnhs.org/upham/county.cfm|archive-date=June 20, 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref>
 | seat wl              = Anoka
 | largest city wl      = Blaine 
 | area_total_sq_mi     = 446
 | area_land_sq_mi      = 423
 | area_water_sq_mi     = 23
 | area percentage      = 5.2%
 | population_as_of     = 2020
 | population_total     = 363887
 | pop_est_as_of        = 2024
 | population_est       = 376840 {{increase}}
 | density_sq_mi        = 862
 | time zone            = Central
 | web                  = www.co.anoka.mn.us
 | named for            = [[Anoka, Minnesota|City of Anoka]]
 | ex image             = AnokaCntyCourthouse.jpg
 | ex image cap         = The Anoka County Courthouse and Government Center in downtown Anoka, July 2009
 | district             = 3rd
 | district2            = 5th
 | district3            = 6th
}}

'''Anoka County''' ({{IPAc-en|ə|ˈ|n|oʊ|k|ə}} {{respell|ə|NOH|kə}})<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ap.org/minnesota/prono.html |title=Minnesota Pronunciation Guide |website=[[Associated Press]] |access-date=July 4, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110722194213/http://www.ap.org/minnesota/prono.html |archive-date=July 22, 2011 }}</ref> is the [[List of counties in Minnesota|fourth-most populous]] [[County (United States)|county]] in the [[U.S. state]] of [[Minnesota]]. As of the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]], its population was 363,887.<ref name="QF">{{cite web|title=State & County QuickFacts |url=https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/anokacountyminnesota/PST045222 |publisher=United States Census Bureau |access-date=April 10, 2023}}</ref> The [[county seat]] and namesake of the county is the city of [[Anoka, Minnesota|Anoka]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx|access-date=June 7, 2011|title=Find a County|publisher=National Association of Counties|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110531210815/http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx|archive-date=May 31, 2011}}</ref> which is derived from the [[Dakota language|Dakota]] word {{lang|dak|anoka}} meaning "on (or from) both sides", referring to its location on both [[Bank (geography)|banks]] of the [[Rum River]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.anokaminnesota.com/352/History |title=History |last= |first= |date= |website=Anoka, Minnesota |publisher= |access-date=March 8, 2023 |quote=}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |last=Upham |first=Warren |author-link=Warren Upham |date=2001 |title=Minnesota Place Names: A Geographical Encyclopedia |publisher=[[Minnesota Historical Society]] |isbn=0-87351-396-7 |edition=3rd|pages=23}}</ref> The largest city in the county is [[Blaine, Minnesota|Blaine]], the tenth-largest city in Minnesota and the sixth-largest [[Twin Cities]] suburb.

Anoka County comprises the north portion of the Minneapolis–Saint Paul [[Statistical area (United States)|statistical area]], the largest [[metropolitan area]] in the state and the 16th-largest in the United States with about 3.64 million residents.

The county is bordered by the counties of [[Isanti County, Minnesota|Isanti]] on the north, [[Chisago County, Minnesota|Chisago]] and [[Washington County, Minnesota|Washington]] on the east, [[Hennepin County, Minnesota|Hennepin]] and [[Ramsey County, Minnesota|Ramsey]] on the south, [[Sherburne County, Minnesota|Sherburne]] on the west, and the [[Upper Mississippi River|Mississippi River]] on the southwest. The Rum River cuts through the county and was the site of many early European settlements. It was a common route to the [[Mille Lacs Lake]], the spiritual homeland of the Ojibwe people. Father [[Louis Hennepin]] traveled the river in his first exploration of the region.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ac-hs.org/anokaearlyyears.htm|title=Anoka County Early Years|publisher=Anoka County Historical Society|access-date=October 22, 2008|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080820131342/http://www.ac-hs.org/anokaearlyyears.htm|archive-date=August 20, 2008}}</ref> The area became a center of fur trade and logging as French and French Canadian communities grew in the cities of Anoka and [[Centerville, Minnesota|Centerville]].<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=QWBhzg7AQPwC&q=minnesota+french+communities+anoka+county&pg=PA37|title=They Chose Minnesota|author=June D. Holmquist|page=40|publisher=Minnesota Historical Society Press|year=1981|isbn=978-0-87351-231-2}}</ref> Organized in 1857, the county's southern border eventually met [[Minneapolis]] and has become a predominantly suburban area following the construction of [[Interstate 35W (Minnesota)|Interstate 35W]]. The county is home to local Twin Cities destinations such as the [[Heights Theater]] in [[Columbia Heights, Minnesota|Columbia Heights]] and [[Northtown Mall (Blaine, Minnesota)|Northtown Mall]] and the [[National Sports Center]] in [[Blaine, Minnesota|Blaine]].[[File:Anoka Co Chart 2015 No Text Version.pdf|thumb|right|Soils of Anoka County<ref>Nelson, Steven (2011). ''Savanna Soils of Minnesota.'' Minnesota: Self. pp. 61-64. {{ISBN|978-0-615-50320-2}}{{Self-published source|date=March 2024}}</ref>]]
[[File:Springbrook Nature Center Area New Wiki Version.JPG|thumb|Soils of Springbrook Nature Center area]]

==History==
Anoka County was organized by an act of the [[Minnesota Territorial Legislature]] on May 23, 1857, the year prior to [[List of U.S. states by date of statehood|Minnesota's admission to the Union]]. It was formed from parts of Ramsey County and [[Benton County, Minnesota|Benton County]]; the Rum River previously formed the line between the two counties. The boundaries were mainly the same as they are now, except for a small part of the southeastern tip along the Mississippi River and at the south, formerly known as [[Manomin County, Minnesota|Manomin County]]. It was a small portion that connected to Ramsey and occupied one-third of the congressional township. It was then attached to Anoka County by constitutional amendment November 2, 1869. It became known as Fridley in 1879.

The first European descendants to explore what is now Anoka County were Franciscan friar [[Louis Hennepin]] and his party. Fur traders soon began to settle in the area that is now Ramsey County. They settled on the Rum River and more people were attracted to the area now called Anoka.

==Geography==
The Mississippi River flows southeasterly along the county's southwestern boundary. The Rum River flows southerly through the western part of the county, discharging into the Mississippi at the county's southwestern boundary. The terrain consists of low, rolling, wooded hills.<ref name="ACM">[https://www.google.com/maps/place/Anoka+County,+MN/@45.2252377,-93.4056133,11z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x52b34488c065fdbf:0xc2263f30aade47b3!8m2!3d45.3292832!4d-93.2197005 ''Anoka County MN'' Google Maps (accessed March 4, 2019)]</ref> The terrain slopes to the south and east; its highest point is a small hillock {{convert|1.2|mi|km}} east of the county's northwest corner, at {{convert|1,100|ft|m|abbr=on}} ASL.<ref>[https://www.peakbagger.com/peak.aspx?pid=18370 Anoka County High Point, Minnesota. PeakBagger.com (accessed May 4, 2019)]</ref> Otherwise the terrain's highest point is along the western part of the north boundary line, at {{convert|1,083|ft|m|abbr=on}} ASL.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.daftlogic.com/sandbox-google-maps-find-altitude.htm |title="Find an Altitude/Anoka County MN" Google Maps (accessed March 4, 2019) |access-date=March 4, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190521043409/https://www.daftlogic.com/sandbox-google-maps-find-altitude.htm |archive-date=May 21, 2019 |url-status=dead }}</ref> The county has a total area of {{convert|446|sqmi}}, of which {{convert|23|sqmi}} (5.2%) are covered by water.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geo/maps-data/data/docs/gazetteer/counties_list_27.txt|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=October 5, 2014|date=August 22, 2012|title=2010 Census Gazetteer Files|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141006102023/http://www.census.gov/geo/maps-data/data/docs/gazetteer/counties_list_27.txt|archive-date=October 6, 2014}}</ref>

===Lakes===
{{div col|colwidth=22em}}
* Baldwin Lake
* Bunker Lake
* Cedar Lake
* Centerville Lake
* Coon Lake
* Crooked Lake
* George Watch Lake
* Golden Lake
* Ham Lake
* Laddie Lake
* [[Lake George (Anoka County)|Lake George]]
* Marshan Lake
* McKay Lake
* Moore Lake
* Peltier Lake
* Reshanau Lake
* Rice Lake
* [[Round Lake (Minnesota)|Round Lake]]
* Sherman Lake
* Spring Lake
* Smith Lake
* Wards Lake
{{div col end}}

===Waterways===
{{div col|colwidth=22em}}
* Cedar Creek
* [[Coon Creek (Anoka County)|Coon Creek]]
* Crooked Brook
* Ford Brook
* Hardwood Creek
* Mahoney Brook
* [[Mississippi River]]
* [[Rice Creek (Mississippi River)|Rice Creek]]
* [[Rum River]]
* Sand Creek
* Seelye Brook
* Trott Brook
* Pheasant creek
{{div col end}}

===Major highways===
{{div col|colwidth=22em}}
* [[Image:I-35.svg|20px]] [[Interstate 35 in Minnesota|Interstate 35]]
* [[Image:I-35E.svg|25px]] [[Interstate 35E (Minnesota)|Interstate 35E]]
* [[Image:I-35W.svg|25px]] [[Interstate 35W (Minnesota)|Interstate 35W]]
* [[Image:I-694.svg|25px]] [[Interstate 694]]
* [[Image:US 10.svg|20px]] [[U.S. Route 10 in Minnesota|US Highway 10]]
* [[Image:US 169 (MN).svg|20px]] [[U.S. Route 169 in Minnesota|US Highway 169]]
* [[Image:MN-47.svg|20px]] [[Minnesota State Highway 47]]
* [[Image:MN-65.svg|20px]] [[Minnesota State Highway 65]]
* [[Image:MN-97.svg|20px]] [[Minnesota State Highway 97]]
* [[Image:MN-610.svg|20px]] [[Minnesota State Highway 610]]
* ''[[County roads in Anoka County, Minnesota|List of county roads]]''
{{div col end}}

===Adjacent counties===
{{div col|colwidth=22em}}
* [[Isanti County, Minnesota|Isanti County]] - north
* [[Chisago County, Minnesota|Chisago County]] - northeast
* [[Washington County, Minnesota|Washington County]] - east
* [[Ramsey County, Minnesota|Ramsey County]] - southeast
* [[Hennepin County, Minnesota|Hennepin County]] - southwest
* [[Sherburne County, Minnesota|Sherburne County]] - northwest
{{div col end}}

===Protected areas===
{{div col|colwidth=22em}}
* Bethel Wildlife Management Area
* Boot Lake Scientific and Natural Area
* Bunker Hills Regional Park
* Carl E Bonnell Wildlife Management Area
* Carlos Avery State Wildlife Management Area
* Cedar Creek Conservation Area
* [[Coon Rapids Dam]] Regional Park
* East Bethel Booster Park
* Gordie Mikkelson Wildlife Management Area
* Helen Allison Savanna Scientific and Natural Area
* Lake George Regional Park
* Martin Island-Linwood Lakes Regional Park
* [[Mississippi National River and Recreation Area]] (part)
* Rice Creek Chain of Lakes Park Preserve
* Robert and Marilyn Burman Wildlife Management Area
{{div col end}}
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==Climate and weather==
{{See also|Climate of Minnesota|Climate of the Twin Cities}}
{{climate chart

|[[Anoka, Minnesota]]
|5|23|0.95
|10|29|0.87
|22|41|1.83
|35|58|2.99
|46|70|3.70
|56|77|4.38
|61|81|4.45
|59|78|4.35
|50|70|3.93
|38|57|2.80
|25|40|1.97
|10|26|1.23
|float=right
|units=imperial
|clear=both
|source=The Weather Channel<ref name=WX>{{cite web|url=http://www.weather.com/weather/wxclimatology/monthly/graph/USMN0027|title=Monthly Averages for Anoka MN|access-date=February 13, 2011|publisher=The Weather Channel|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141006142303/http://www.weather.com/weather/wxclimatology/monthly/graph/USMN0027| archive-date=October 6, 2014|url-status=live}}</ref>}}
Anoka County has a hot-summer [[humid continental climate]] zone (''Dfa'' in the [[Köppen climate classification]]),<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Peel |first1=M. C. |last2=Finlayson |first2=B. L. |last3=McMahon |first3=T. A. |title=Updated world map of the Köppen-Geiger climate classification |journal=Hydrology and Earth System Sciences |date=October 2007 |volume=11 |issue=5 |pages=1633–1644 |doi=10.5194/hess-11-1633-2007|bibcode=2007HESS...11.1633P |url=https://hal.archives-ouvertes.fr/hal-00298818/|doi-access=free }}</ref> typical of southern parts of the [[Upper Midwest]], and is situated in USDA [[hardiness zone|plant hardiness]] zone 4b.<ref>[http://climate.umn.edu/pdf/normals_means_and_extremes/2005_Annual_LCD_MSP_page_3.pdf Normals, Means, and Extremes for Minneapolis/Saint Paul (1971–2000)] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100720065506/http://climate.umn.edu/pdf/normals_means_and_extremes/2005_Annual_LCD_MSP_page_3.pdf |date=July 20, 2010 }}: Mean of Extreme Mins for January</ref><ref>{{cite news |author1=''Pioneer Press'' staff |title=USDA: Milder winters mean some changes in plant hardiness zones |url=http://www.twincities.com/2012/01/24/usda-milder-winters-mean-some-changes-in-plant-hardiness-zones/ |access-date=July 21, 2016 |work=[[St. Paul Pioneer Press]]|date=January 24, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160721202402/http://www.twincities.com/2012/01/24/usda-milder-winters-mean-some-changes-in-plant-hardiness-zones/ |archive-date=July 21, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://planthardiness.ars.usda.gov/PHZMWeb/ |title=USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map |publisher=Agricultural Research Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture |date=2012 |access-date=August 14, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140227032333/http://planthardiness.ars.usda.gov/PHZMWeb/ |archive-date=February 27, 2014 |url-status=dead }}</ref> As is typical in a continental climate, the difference between average temperatures in the coldest winter month and the warmest summer month is great: {{convert|60.1|F-change}}.
In recent years, average temperatures in the county seat of Anoka have ranged from a low of {{convert|5|°F}} in January to a high of {{convert|81|°F}} in July, although a record low of {{convert|-50|°F}} was recorded in January 2019 and a record high of {{convert|103|°F}} was recorded in July 1988. Average monthly precipitation ranged from {{convert|0.87|in}} in February to {{convert|4.45|in}} in July.<ref name=WX/>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1860= 2106
|1870= 3940
|1880= 7108
|1890= 9884
|1900= 11313
|1910= 12493
|1920= 15626
|1930= 18415
|1940= 22443
|1950= 35579
|1960= 85916
|1970= 154712
|1980= 195998
|1990= 243641
|2000= 298084
|2010= 330844
|2020= 363887
|estyear=2024
|estimate=376840
|estref=<ref name="USCensusEst2023">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/data/tables/time-series/demo/popest/2020s-counties-total.html|title=Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Counties: April 1, 2020 to July 1, 2023|access-date=March 18, 2024}}</ref>
|align-fn=center
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/prod/www/decennial.html|title=U.S. Decennial Census|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=October 5, 2014|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150426102944/http://www.census.gov/prod/www/decennial.html|archive-date=April 26, 2015}}</ref><br/>1790-1960<ref>{{cite web|url=http://mapserver.lib.virginia.edu|title=Historical Census Browser|publisher=University of Virginia Library|access-date=October 5, 2014}}</ref> 1900-1990<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/population/cencounts/mn190090.txt|title=Population of Counties by Decennial Census: 1900 to 1990|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=October 5, 2014}}</ref><br/>1990-2000<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/population/www/cen2000/briefs/phc-t4/tables/tab02.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100327165705/http://www.census.gov/population/www/cen2000/briefs/phc-t4/tables/tab02.pdf |archive-date=March 27, 2010 |url-status=live|title=Census 2000 PHC-T-4. Ranking Tables for Counties: 1990 and 2000|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=October 5, 2014}}</ref> 2010-2020<ref name="QF"/>
}}

===2020 census===
{| class="wikitable"
|+'''Anoka County, Minnesota - Demographic Profile'''<br> (''NH = Non-Hispanic'')
!Race / Ethnicity
!Pop 2010<ref name=2010CensusP2>{{Cite web|title=P2 HISPANIC OR LATINO, AND NOT HISPANIC OR LATINO BY RACE - 2010: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) - Anoka County, Minnesota |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=0500000US27003&tid=DECENNIALPL2010.P2|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref>
!Pop 2020<ref name=2020CensusP2>{{Cite web|title=P2 HISPANIC OR LATINO, AND NOT HISPANIC OR LATINO BY RACE - 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) - Anoka County, Minnesota |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=0500000US27003&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref>
!% 2010
!% 2020
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino whites|White]] alone (NH)
|281,929
|276,205
|85.22%
|75.90%
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino African Americans|Black or African American]] alone (NH)
|14,282
|28,378
|4.32%
|7.80%
|-
|[[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] or [[Alaska Native]] alone (NH)
|1,994
|1,912
|0.60%
|0.52%
|-
|[[Asian Americans|Asian]] alone (NH)
|12,796
|19,158
|3.87%
|5.27%
|-
|[[Pacific Islander Americans|Pacific Islander]] alone (NH)
|91
|93
|0.03%
|0.03%
|-
|[[Race and ethnicity in the United States census|Some other race]] alone (NH)
|378
|1,401
|0.11%
|0.39%
|-
|[[Multiracial Americans|Mixed/multiracial]] (NH)
|7,354
|17,234
|2.22%
|4.74%
|-
|[[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]] (any race)
|12,020
|19,506
|3.63%
|5.36%
|-
|'''Total'''
|'''330,844'''
|'''363,887'''
|'''100.00%'''
|'''100.00%'''
|}
''Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos can be of any race.''

===2010 census===
As of the [[census]] of 2010, 330,844 people were in the county.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://2010.census.gov/2010census/data/|title=2010 Census Data - 2010 Census|access-date=July 7, 2011|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110706203009/http://2010.census.gov/2010census/data/|archive-date=July 6, 2011}}</ref>

===2000 census===
[[File:AnokaCountyMn2022PopPyr.png|thumb|right|2022 US Census [[population pyramid]] for Anoka County, from [[American Community Survey|ACS]] 5-year estimates]]
As of the [[census]] of 2000,  298,084 people, 106,428 households, and 79,395 families resided in the county. The [[population density]] was {{convert|705|/mi2|/km2}}. The 108,091 housing units had an average density of {{convert|256|/mi2|/km2}}.

At the time of the 2000 Census, the [[Race and ethnicity in the United States Census|racial makeup]] of the county was 93.64% White, 1.60%  [[African American]], 0.70% Native American, 1.69% [[Asian American|Asian]],  0.67% from other races, and 1.71 percent from two or more races; 1.66% of the population were Hispanics or Latinos of any race. The 2000 Census found 30.2% were of [[German American|German]], 14.3% [[Norwegian American|Norwegian]], 9.0% [[Swedish American|Swedish]], 7.3% [[Irish American|Irish]], and 5.9% [[Polish American|Polish]] ancestry.

Of the 106,428 households, 39.9% had children under 18 living with them, 60.7% were married couples living together, 9.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.4% were not families. About 19.3% were made up of individuals, and 5.3% had someone living alone who was 65 or older. The average household size was 2.77, and the average family size was 3.19.

The county's age distribution was 28.9% under 18, 8.3% from 18 to 24, 34.1% from 25 to 44, 21.6% from 45 to 64, and 7.1% who were 65  or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females, there were 101.10 males. For every 100 females 18 and over, there were 99.30 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $57,754, and for a family was $64,261. Males had a median income of $41,527 versus $30,534 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the county was $23,297. About 2.90% of families and 4.20% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 4.90% of those under age 18 and 4.50% of those age 65 or over.

==Government and politics==
Anoka County was once one of the most Democratic suburban counties in any metropolitan area nationwide and one of the rare few to have trended Republican in the 21st century. On a national level, Anoka County has voted for the Republican presidential candidate from 2000 onward, though with the margins remaining within 3% outside of 2004, 2016, and 2024. However, incumbent Democratic-Farmer-Labor Senator [[Amy Klobuchar]] defeated [[Jim Newberger]] by over 20,000 votes here in the 2018 midterms; Klobuchar also won this county in 2006, 2012, 2018, and 2024. Despite this, Republican Karin Housley narrowly defeated Democrat [[Tina Smith]] in the concurrent Senate special election in 2018, despite Smith winning the overall election by a margin over 10 points. Incumbent Democratic-Farmer-Labor Governor [[Tim Walz]] also won Anoka County in his [[2018 Minnesota gubernatorial election|initial gubernatorial bid]] narrowly by less than 300 votes. However, Anoka County would flip Republican in the ensuing [[2022 Minnesota gubernatorial election|2022 Governors Race]]. 

===County commissioners===
As of April 2023:
* District 1 - Matt Look
* District 2 - Julie Braastad
* District 3 - Jeff Reinert
* District 4 - Scott Schulte
* District 5 - Mike Gamache
* District 6 - Julie Jeppson
* District 7 - Mandy Meisner

===National elections===
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{{PresRow|2024|Republican|106,974|97,667|5,840|Minnesota}}
{{PresRow|2020|Republican|104,902|100,893|5,337|Minnesota}}
{{PresRow|2016|Republican|93,339|75,500|16,919|Minnesota}}
{{PresRow|2012|Republican|93,430|88,614|4,421|Minnesota}}
{{PresRow|2008|Republican|91,357|86,976|3,891|Minnesota}}
{{PresRow|2004|Republican|91,853|80,226|1,987|Minnesota}}
{{PresRow|2000|Republican|69,256|68,008|8,355|Minnesota}}
{{PresRow|1996|Democratic|41,745|63,756|18,521|Minnesota}}
{{PresRow|1992|Democratic|39,458|54,621|35,941|Minnesota}}
{{PresRow|1988|Democratic|46,853|57,953|1,003|Minnesota}}
{{PresRow|1984|Democratic|46,578|50,305|557|Minnesota}}
{{PresRow|1980|Democratic|33,100|45,532|9,211|Minnesota}}
{{PresRow|1976|Democratic|27,863|48,173|2,279|Minnesota}}
{{PresRow|1972|Republican|29,546|28,031|1,783|Minnesota}}
{{PresRow|1968|Democratic|16,358|30,656|3,120|Minnesota}}
{{PresRow|1964|Democratic|13,201|31,714|90|Minnesota}}
{{PresRow|1960|Democratic|14,114|20,324|73|Minnesota}}
{{PresRow|1956|Democratic|9,359|11,697|36|Minnesota}}
{{PresRow|1952|Democratic|7,425|9,344|70|Minnesota}}
{{PresRow|1948|Democratic|3,853|7,730|346|Minnesota}}
{{PresRow|1944|Democratic|3,958|5,431|79|Minnesota}}
{{PresRow|1940|Democratic|4,302|5,501|80|Minnesota}}
{{PresRow|1936|Democratic|2,586|4,501|822|Minnesota}}
{{PresRow|1932|Democratic|2,718|4,253|181|Minnesota}}
{{PresRow|1928|Republican|3,816|2,571|75|Minnesota}}
{{PresRow|1924|Republican|3,146|458|1,901|Minnesota}}
{{PresRow|1920|Republican|3,505|865|489|Minnesota}}
{{PresRow|1916|Republican|1,262|1,171|145|Minnesota}}
{{PresRow|1912|Progressive|562|591|926|Minnesota}}
{{PresRow|1908|Republican|1,577|610|99|Minnesota}}
{{PresRow|1904|Republican|1,557|283|53|Minnesota}}
{{PresRow|1900|Republican|1,511|555|66|Minnesota}}
{{PresRow|1896|Republican|1,553|791|49|Minnesota}}
{{PresFoot|1892|Republican|1,002|720|177|Minnesota}}

==Communities==
===Cities===
{{div col|colwidth=22em}}
* [[Andover, Minnesota|Andover]]
* [[Anoka, Minnesota|Anoka]]
* [[Bethel, Minnesota|Bethel]]
* [[Blaine, Minnesota|Blaine]] (partially in Ramsey County)
* [[Centerville, Minnesota|Centerville]]
* [[Circle Pines, Minnesota|Circle Pines]]
* [[Columbia Heights, Minnesota|Columbia Heights]]
* [[Columbus, Minnesota|Columbus]]
* [[Coon Rapids, Minnesota|Coon Rapids]]
* [[East Bethel, Minnesota|East Bethel]]
* [[Fridley, Minnesota|Fridley]]
* [[Ham Lake, Minnesota|Ham Lake]]
* [[Hilltop, Minnesota|Hilltop]]
* [[Lexington, Minnesota|Lexington]]
* [[Lino Lakes, Minnesota|Lino Lakes]]
* [[Nowthen, Minnesota|Nowthen]]
* [[Oak Grove, Minnesota|Oak Grove]]
* [[Ramsey, Minnesota|Ramsey]]
* [[St. Francis, Minnesota|Saint Francis]] (partially in Isanti County)
* [[Spring Lake Park, Minnesota|Spring Lake Park]] (partially in Ramsey County)
{{div col end}}

===Township===
* [[Linwood Township, Anoka County, Minnesota|Linwood Township]]

===Census-designated place===
* [[Martin Lake, Minnesota|Martin Lake]]

===Unincorporated community===
* [[Linwood, Minnesota|Linwood]]

==Education==
School districts include:<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st27_mn/schooldistrict_maps/c27003_anoka/DC20SD_C27003.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220722182823/https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st27_mn/schooldistrict_maps/c27003_anoka/DC20SD_C27003.pdf |archive-date=July 22, 2022 |url-status=live|title=2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Anoka County, MN|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|accessdate=July 22, 2022}} - [https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st27_mn/schooldistrict_maps/c27003_anoka/DC20SD_C27003_SD2MS.txt Text list]</ref>
* [[Anoka-Hennepin School District 11|Anoka-Hennepin School District]]
* [[Centennial School District (Minnesota)|Centennial Public School District]]
* [[Columbia Heights Public School District]]
* [[Elk River School District]]
* [[Forest Lake Public School District]]
* [[Fridley Public School District]]
* [[Spring Lake Park Public Schools]]
* [[St. Francis Area Schools]]
* [[White Bear Lake School District]]

==See also==
* [[Anoka County History Center]]
* [[National Register of Historic Places listings in Anoka County, Minnesota]]
* [[List of Minnesota placenames of Native American origin]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* [https://www.anokacountymn.gov/ Anoka County government's website]
* [http://reflections.mndigital.org/cdm/landingpage/collection/ach Anoka County Historical Society Digital Collection], Minnesota Reflections

{{Geographic location
|Centre    = Anoka County, Minnesota
|North     = [[Isanti County, Minnesota|Isanti County]]
|Northeast = [[Chisago County, Minnesota|Chisago County]]
|Southeast = [[Washington County, Minnesota|Washington County]] and [[Ramsey County, Minnesota|Ramsey County]]
|Southwest = [[Hennepin County, Minnesota|Hennepin County]]
|Northwest = [[Sherburne County, Minnesota|Sherburne County]]
}}

{{Anoka County, Minnesota}}
{{Minnesota}}
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